Psychopharmacology in supportive care of cancer : a review for the clinician : III. Antidepressants

This review covers pharmacokinetics, adverse effects and drug interactions of antidepressants and the indications for them, with the aim of assisting the clinician working in palliative and supportive care in the prescription of such drugs. Practical considerations and decision trees to be used prio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Supportive care in cancer 2000-07, Vol.8 (4), p.278-286
Hauptverfasser:	BERNEY, A, STIEFEL, F, MAZZOCATO, C, BUCLIN, T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Antidepressive Agents - adverse effects Antidepressive Agents - pharmacokinetics Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Clinical death. Palliative care. Organ gift and preservation Decision trees Depressive Disorder - drug therapy Depressive Disorder - etiology Humans Medical sciences Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - psychology Pain - complications Pain - psychology Palliative Care Practice Guidelines as Topic Psychopharmacology Quality of Life
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Zusammenfassung:	This review covers pharmacokinetics, adverse effects and drug interactions of antidepressants and the indications for them, with the aim of assisting the clinician working in palliative and supportive care in the prescription of such drugs. Practical considerations and decision trees to be used prior to the prescription of an antidepressant are also part of this review. Special emphasis is put on the management of depression, which is frequent in patients with advanced cancer and often remains underdetected and undertreated, or is treated at a stage when there is little time for medication to have an effect.
ISSN:	0941-4355 1433-7339
DOI:	10.1007/s005200000154